Hosiery frame for mending



May 1950 F. E. SALEVSKY EI'AL 2,509,532

' uosmmr FRAME FOR msmnxuc Filed Dec. 9, 1943 INVENTORS F/or'rie E.Jalevsky BY nry A. Sam/sky Patented May 30, 1950 HOSIERY FRAME FORMENDING Florrie E. Salcvsky and Henry A. Salevsky, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application December 9, 1948, Serial No. 64,372

7 Claims. (Cl. 22375) The present invention relates to the manufactureof hosiery and more particularly to the mending operation incident tosuch manufacture.

In the present day manufacture of hosiery it is the custom for examinersto inspect the knitted stockings prior to dyeing to detect picks, threadloops, or other defects, in order that the same can be mended beforebeing delivered to the dyeing and finishing operations. At suchinspection station the locations of the defects are marked on thestocking, which is then delivered to the mending station, Where trainedoperators make the repairs necessary. Haretofore this mending has beendone by stretching the small area of the stocking over a cup and bydexterous use of a needle picks are taken out, loops stretched correctlyand other defects corrected. Where more than one defect is marked theoperator working on piece work more often than otherwise overlooks oneor more marked places after mending the first one and therefore at thefollowing inspection point the missed defects are noted and the stockingor stockings are returned to that operator for correction. Thesecorrections have to be made on the operators time, do not figure in thedays piece work pay and are not only a wage loss to the operator, butrepresent a substantial reduction item in the production of the mill.

Some of the objects of the present invention are: to provide an improveddevice for use in the mending of stockings; to provide a novel frame forsupporting stockings during a mending operation; to provide a frame formaintaining a stocking under proper tension while exposing all markeddefects simultaneously to the view of the operator, whereby defectsordinarily missed are readily observed and mended; to provide areversible frame for use in the mending of stockings whereby both sidesof the stocking can be mended without removal of the stocking from theframe; to provide a device for use in the mending of stockings whichresults in an increase of production while also giving the operator fullbenefit of piece work because return for missed defects is reduced to aminimum; to provide a frame for use in mending stockings which operateswithout the operator inserting a hand or fingers within the stocking; toprovide a device for mending whereby the quality of the finishedstockings is materially improved; and to provide other improvements aswill appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 represents a plan of a hosierymending form embodying one form of the present invention; Fig. 2

represents a side elevation of the same, the turning motion being shownin dotted lines; Fig. 3 represents an end elevation; Fig. 4 represents asection on line 4-4 of Fig. l on an enlarged scale; Fig. 5 represents aplan on a smaller scale of a modified form of the invention; and Fig. 6represents a longitudinal section of Fig. 5, but showing the fabricbackground in place.

Referring to the drawings, one form of the present invention comprises askeleton frame formed by side bars i0 leading rearwardly from a roundednose bridge H, in successively increasing transverse spacing between theaforesaid bars ll]. Thus, at the blunt nose end the sides diverge tomerge into a section l2 having parellel sides which in turn join asection 13 with diverging sides respectively merging into a main bodyHi, the sides of which, preferably, diverge at a relatively small angleas compared to the section l3. Thus, a complete frame is providedincreasing in such widths as will result in maintaining a stockinguniformly stretched laterally throughout its width from toe to welt.Preferably the width of the bars I0 is uniform and approximately of aone inch dimension. It should be noted that the frame is made ofmaterial which lends itself to smooth face polishing so that at no timeare any rough spots present which obviously would tear or otherwisedamage a stocking while being stretched into mending position or beingremoved therefrom. In the preferred form, the frame is of molded plasticwhich lends itself perfectly for the use intended.

In order to clearly locate picks or loops to be mended, a partitionplate I5 is provided between the sides of the frame and extendslongitudinally under such area of a stretched stocking as will permitall damaged places to be seen and worked upon. The plate l5 broadlyconsidered is opaque to form a background against which the stocking canbe accurately viewed but specifically in the form here shown of moldedplastic preferably black in color though any other color which contrastswith the color of the stocking may be used. Obviously, the invention isnot limited to a partition molded in black or other color, as, forexample, the partition could be coated on opposite sides to form thedesired background. Also, it should be noted that the plate I5 isapproximately one eighth of an inch in thickness and extends mediallytransversely of the frame so that when the stocking is turned about itslongitudinal axis for successively viewing the sides of the stockingthere will be equal clearances l1 between the stocking and the plate I 5and therefore in both mending positions there is the required spacebelow the stocking for proper manipulation of the mending needle. Inaccordance with the preferred dimensions, each of these clearances isapproximately three eighths of an inch, which has been found to give thedesired space between the partition and an edge of a bar In.

For the purpose of reversing the frame to mend the other side of thestocking after the first side has been mended, the free ends of the body14 are respectively bolted or otherwise attached to two inwardlydisposed' supporting strips 16, which terminate respectively in spacedreversely turned ends l9 arranged to receive therebetween the flattenedend 26 of an arm 2! which has a cylindrical portion 22. The ends 19 areclamped to the arm 20 by bolts 23 or other fastening means as will beunderstood. The cylindrical portion 22 of the arm 26 is journalled inthe tubular head 24 of a'stand 25 or the head 24 maybe part of a bracketfor attachment to the side of a table or the like, the desideratum beingthat the arm locates the mending frame properly in front of theoperator. Set screw collars 26 preferably hold the arm in journalledposition to permit free turning movement but prevent axial removal ofthe arm unless desired.

' 'In the modification shown in Figs. and 6, an open stocking form frame27 is shown similar in contour and dimensions to thatof Figs. 1 to 4,but, in this instance, the medially disposed partition is omitted andthe side bars are transversely braced at suitable locations as a supportfor a fabricbackground 28 by the provision of cross-rods 30. In the noseportion of the frame a. relatively thin fiat brace and fabric-anchoringmember 31 "is fixed to the side bars in the medial plane thereof and isrelatively short in length since'it serves only as a support for thefold-over of'the fabric background 28. The outer margin of the member 31terminates short of the nose of the frame 21 to provide an opening 32,through which the member 3| is passed to fold back and overlie the otherhalf thereof. When the backgr ound28 is folded and stetched rearwardlywith the member 3| as afixed anchor, its free ends are brought close tothe rear cross-strips, where each is fastened by means of tapes 33 tothe aforesaid cross-stripsin order that a smooth background is providedfor the stocking when in place. The location and section dimensions ofthe medially disposed rods 30 and member 3! is such that sufficientworking clearances 34 are provided at opposite sidesof the fabricbackground and beprising a skeleton frame shaped to enter a stocking andhold the stocking tensioned transversely, and an opaque partitionextending longitudinally within said frame throughout substantially thelength thereof and attached to the sides thereof to form a backgroundfor viewing the tensioned stocking through said frame- 2. A frame foruse in mending hosiery comprising a skeleton frame shaped to enter astocking and hold the stocking tensioned transversely, an opaquepartition extending longitudinally within said frame throughoutsubstantially the length thereof and attached to the sides thereof toform a background for viewing the tensioned stocking through said frame,and means mounting said frame for rotation about its longitudinal axis.

3. A frame for use in mending hosiery comprising a skeleton frame shapedto enter a stocking and hold the stocking tensioned transversely, and apartition exte nding longitudinally within said frame throughoutsubstantially the length thereof and attached to the sides thereof, saidpartition having a color contrasting with the color of the stockingwhereby the threads of the stocking are visible for mending operations.

4. A frame for use in mending hosiery comprising an open sided frameshaped to enter a stocking and hold the stocking tensioned transversely,means mounting said frame for rotat'ion about'its longitudinal axis, anda partition of substantially the length of said frame transverselydisposed within said frame and lying in the medial plane of said frame,said partition forming with said frame clearances at opposite sidesthereof to provide space for needle manipulation.

5. A frame for use in mending hosiery comprising an open sided frameshaped to enter a stocking and hold the stocking tensioned transversely,means mounting said frame for rotation about its longitudinal axis, apartition of substantially'the length of said frame transverselydisposedwithin said frame and lying in the medial plane of said frame,said partition forming with said frame clearances at opposite sidesthereof toprovide space for needle manipulation, "and means forsupporting said frame for rotation about the longitudinal axis of theframe.

6. A frame for use in" mending hosiery, comprising a skeleton frameshaped to enter a stocking and hold said stocking tensionedtransversely, a fabric background removably mounted medially andtransversely within saidframe, and means for maintaining said backgroundtensioned parallel to the sides of a stocking on said frame.

7. A frame for use in mending hosiery, comprising a skeleton frameshaped to enter a stocking and hold said stocking tensionedtransversely, a fabric background removably mounted medially andtransversely within said frame and colored in contrast to the color ofthe stocking, and means for maintaining said background tensionedparallel to the sides of a stocking on said frame.

' FLORRIE E. SALEVSKY.

HENRY A. SALEVSKY.

REFERENCES CITED The following referencesrare of record in the file ofthispatent: i

UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,939,352 Katzenmoyer Dec. 12, .1933

